In this course you will learn about understanding and changing mental and physical health behavior. We will examine both the historical context and the current science. Major topics will include fundamental behavioral principles and basic elements of empirically supported individual treatments (e.g., motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapies). Lectures and examples will illustrate both the theory and the practice of evidence-based approaches to behavior change. You will engage in a course-long behavior change experiment as well as brief quizzes. Please note: this course is designed to introduce you to a range of contemporary approaches to behavioral treatments; however, it will not provide the skills needed to implement psychological interventions with others (this requires years of graduate training) nor is it designed to address or resolve your own psychological problems.
For each module, students will complete 1 assignment related to their personal behavior change project and 1 quiz on the week’s material.
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Syllabus
- Behaviorism in Historical Context
- Motivational Interviewing
- What to Change?
- Re-evaluating and Maintaining Gains
Taught by
Alexis May
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Another great class from the specialization. Very nice introduction to various interventions to deal with behavioral change in people. What works and what does not work --- is explained well using insightful lectures and various selected videos from YouTube. I will highly recommend this class to anyone curious to learn more about how to understand various triggers for behavioral change --- like motivational interviews and other similar methods that professionals use to help or understand behavior change towards a positive outcome.
